Joao Gilberto
– Presente De Natal tab

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------##This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the ##song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. ##------------------------------------------------------------------------------## Presente de Natal (Christmas Present) ------------------- written by Nelcy Noronha transcribed and translated by Jason Brazile (brazile@cs.utexas.edu) from: The Legendary Joao Gilberto The Original Bossa Nova Recordings (1958-1961) World Pacific CDP 7 93891 2Notes: (1) under the grid, "x" means don't play this string (2) under the grid, "O" means play the open string (3) "minor 7 b5" is the same as "half-diminished 7" Bb maj 7 A7+5 Ab dim 7 G7+-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+

-zi- -nhoThe lyrics below are formatted in LaTeX, A freely distributable typesettingsystem available for almost all computer platforms and output devices.\documentclass{article}\setlength{\textheight}{10in}\setlength{\topmargin}{-.5in}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}\begin{center}{\LargePresente De Natal}\\Christmas Present\\{\tinyNelcy Noronha / Jo\~ao Gilberto}\end{center}\begin{tabbing}XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX \= \killPapai Noel me deu \> Father Christmas gave me\\um bom presente de natal\> a great Christmas present\\Voc\^e embrulhadinha \> You, delicately wrapped\\num papel monumental \> in monumental paper\\\\Quem ganha boneca \> One who gets a doll\\\a'e menina eu sei \> is a girl, I know\\mas eu sou menino \> but I am a boy\\e tamb\a'em ca\a'i \> who has also fallen\\\\Nao foi uma bola \> It was not a ball\\nem se quer um cavalinho\> nor is it a pony that is wanted\\mas foi voc\^e amor \> but it was you, love\\que veio ent\~ao pra ser\> that came then to be\\o meu benzinho \> my bliss\\\end{tabbing}\end{document}